In His Clutches

Smiling your smile
Spitting curses and lies

Provoked
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Breathing in your words
And exhaling the smoke

Fuming
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Foaming at the mouth
I’ve consumed the poison

Trembling
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Falling into your trap
No means of escape

Arrested
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Chained and barred
From life itself

Confined
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Keys just out of reach
Held down by your thumb

Captive
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Picking the lock
With my own bones

Escape
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Chasing me
With your silver tongue

Evading
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Looking back
Another woman in your grasp

Freedom